Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Calendula balansae Boiss. & Reut. trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 6: 107 (1859) |
Native Range | Algeria |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | viscid-glandular, leaves linear-lanceolate, remotely denticulate, the basal attenuate to petiole, the upper sessile, capitula solitary to 35mm across |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | ochreous yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calendula suffruticosa ssp. balansae (Boiss. & Reut.) Ohle |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |